Today is the last day to get in those 50k words. As you can see by my word count meter (on the left) I’m not going to make it. It’s not that I haven’t worked every day; it’s that 1700 words a day doesn’t work in my process. I have to take notes, then write. Sometimes I need to brainstorm. Sometimes it’s a trickle, sometimes it’s a torrential downpour. This blog post by Maggie Stiefvater is a Dear John letter to NaNo. This is exactly how I feel: You are not a bad concept. You’re a bad concept for me, NaNo. This is why: youRead More →